Publisher's Description
+What's new in this version:
Fixed mixed up Radio Gain Mode and Undo buttons. Fixed progress tracking. Built on Snow Leopard - should run on Lion (untested).
MacMP3Gain for MacWhat's new in this version:
Fixed mixed up Radio Gain Mode and Undo buttons. Fixed progress tracking. Built on Snow Leopard - should run on Lion (untested).
"Very happy with it!"
| Version: MacMP3Gain 1.9a
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I had read about that little tool here on versiontracker, but didn't bother to try it - until last week, when my iPod picked ZZ Top's "Afterburner" (remastered) right after the "Best of Simon & Garfunkel" original version - quite a jump in volume (about 16 dB). While it did jerk me awake at work ;) it wasn't an experience i wanted to repeat. So, after doing the usual backup, i gave it a try.
1) for the first run, it's taking its time. Subsequent runs are much faster, since the results of the analysis are stored in the MP3 files.
2) I did not witness any "dead" files so far (contrary to some experiences mentioned below)
3) It'll write a temporary file and copy that file over the original MP3. So if you're proud of your MP3 files showing creation dates like "June 2001", you better hack together some Applescript to copy that information into the MP3 comments before you run MP3gain. Agreed, that may be overkill, but my library dates back to iTunes 1.1, and that's something i'm taking some pride in ;) - besides, scripting iTunes + disk access is a nice learning experience.
4) The progress indicator is just "barber pole" if you're running folders recursively. Also, the text output is too short for long song titles. Adding some pixels there (or having it wordwrapped on two or three lines would be nice. But that's just nitpicking.
5) Since the original gain value is stored in the MP3, adding the "undo changes" feature to the frontend would be a nice touch.
All in all, does what it claims, and does it quite good. Thanks!
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| What's new in version 2.1 |
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| Fixed mixed up Radio Gain Mode and Undo buttons. Fixed progress tracking. Built on Snow Leopard - should run on Lion (untested). |
| General | |
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| Publisher | Bery Rinaldo |
| Publisher web site | http://homepage.mac.com/beryrinaldo/ |
| Release Date | December 22, 2011 |
| Date Added | December 22, 2011 |
| Version | 2.1 |
| Category | |
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| Category | MP3 & Audio Software |
| Subcategory | Audio Production & Recording Software |
| Operating Systems | |
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| Operating Systems | Mac OS X 10.4 Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.6 Intel/10.7 |
| Additional Requirements | None |
| Download Information | |
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| File Size | 1.05MB |
| File Name | MacMP3Gain-2.1.dmg |
| Popularity | |
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| Total Downloads | 30,070 |
| Downloads Last Week | 30 |
| Pricing | |
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| License Model | Free |
| Limitations | Not available |
| Price | Free |
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